The Shadow World

The Shadow World presents the behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade exposing in forensic detail the deadly collusion that too often exists among senior politicians weapons manufacturers felonious arms dealers and the military--a situation that compromises our security and undermines our democracy. Now a major PBS documentary An authoritative guide to the business of war. Chilling heartbreaking and enraging.--Arundhati RoyAndrew Feinstein reveals the cover-ups behind a range of weapons deals from the largest in history--between the British and Saudi governments---to the guns-for-diamonds deals in Africa and the current $60 billion U.S. weapons contract with Saudi Arabia. Based on pathbreaking reporting and unprecedented access to top-secret information The Shadow World takes us into a clandestine realm that is as vitally important as it is shocking.